Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd
 
Moscow / 2008.08.26
 
Black: Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2742)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2741)

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B46: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 d6 8. Qf3 e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Bc4 Qa5 12. O-O Bc5 13. Qf2 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 O-O 15. h3 Re8 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Na4 Rad8 18. Nc5 Qb6 19. Rf3 Bxb3 20. axb3 a5 21. Nd3 Qc7 22. Raf1 Rd4 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Nf2 h5 25. Qh6 Re6 26. Qxh5 Kf8 27. c3 Rd7 28. Ng4 Ke7 29. Kh2 Qb6 30. Qh8 Qxb3 31. Nxf6 Rd8 32. Qg7 Qxb2 33. Ng8+ Kd6 (White wins)